Michael Selig wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Urabe Shyouhei"
> <shyouhei / ruby-lang.org>
>> Have you read Matz's post abount yen sign problem? Converter IS a
>> problem; you cannot make a converter over (Encoding A -> Unicode ->
>> Encoding A). That must lose some input. Data loss is the worst thing
>> to introduce, so ruby asks you to take the risk by explicitly calling a
>> conversion method.
>
> Yes I have read it.
> Do you refuse to drive a car because you may have a crash?
We are *designing* a car now. Don't you need a seatbelt because you'll
never crash your car? That's insane.
Current design might not be perfect. There must be a better practice.
But that "better" should be a synonym of "safer".